Saw-handle



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SAW HANDLE.

88. Patnted May 22,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS BRUNSON, OF DECKER, INDIANA.

SAW-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters VPatent No. 278,088,'dated May 22,1883.

Application filed February 14, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom fit may concern Be it known that I, FEANcIs BEUNsoN, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Decker township, inthe county of Knox and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and"useful Improvements in Saw-Handles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to he afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters or ii gures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to a saw-handle designed especially for use oucrosscut-saws,-

pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, `Figure l is a side elevation of aportionof a saw having my improved handle attached thereto. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section on the line xx, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a detachedperspectiveview of the clamp.

The letter A indicates the metallic handf'rame, composed of thehead-piece b, arms c, the ends of which pass through the handlpiece D,and are firmly secured therein by any suitable means. The head-piece bis slit-,ted longitudinally to receive the end ot' the saw-blade S, asindicated by dotted lines, Fig. At about the middle of the head-,pieceis formed a through-socket, as shown at e, to receive a slittedclamping-pin, F,Which is provided with a screw-threaded shank, f, toreceive a thumbnut, g. The sockete of the head-piece dares somewhat atits outer end, as shown at e', and the pin F has a bevel-shoulder, h,which enters the flaring end of the socket. When the end of the saw isinserted'in the slit f of .the pin F, and also in the slit in thehead-piece b,

| the thumb-nut g is to be screwed up against the back of thehead-piece, thus drawing thev beveled shoulder h of the pin` F into themouth of the socket, and causing the parts of the piu F on oppositesides of the slit f to be forced toward each other and firmly clamp thesaw, so that its end edge will be held snugly against the rear wallofthe slit in the head-piece, so that there can be no vibration of thehandle. Through the projecting portion of the pin F is formed anaperture to receive a small lockingpin,1, which passes through anaperture in the saw-blade for the purpose of locking the same to the pinF, from one side of which springs a finger, k, bent to terminateopposite the head ot' the pin t, and at such distance from the pin Fthat the said pin t can only be withdrawn a sufcient distance to leaveclear the slit in the pin F without escaping from said pin. By thismeans I effectually prevent the locking-pin from ever. becoming lost ormisplaced. i

The manner of using Vmy improved saw-handle will be perfectly clear froman inspection ofthe drawings.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination,with the slitted clamping-pin F and the locking-pin i, arranged in anaperture in said clamping-pin, of the finger k, having its end oppositethe head of said locking-pin, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. The herein described saw-handle, com- FRANCIS BRUN SON.

Witnesses:

WM. BREDWELL,

WM. BIEKETT.-

`posed of the frame A, having the slitted and

